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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:21:23 JST Adrianna Tan

   Ok I take back what I said about ‘New American food’. I simply don’t like it in California. I like it in New Mexico. My first meal: they gave me smoky Fresno peppers. To eat. The beans have smoke and flavor and depth.

   Depth.. that’s what I miss from ‘new California’ food.

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     SnoopJ (snoopj@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:26:44 JST SnoopJ

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     @skinnylatte yea, New Mexico has some great cuisine

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:32:43 JST Adrianna Tan

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     Maybe I would like new Californian food if my home cuisine wasn’t one of the best at ‘take a simple thing, lightly season, lightly cook, focus on flavors and let them shine’ (Teochew food is entirely like that, even in home cooking). So I find the Bay Area new California style food just kind of childish and not interesting.

     But then coz that’s my home food, I do flavor-maxxing in every other cuisine.

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     Luke Kanies (lkanies@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:33:10 JST Luke Kanies

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     @skinnylatte I don’t know why, or exactly how, but their food is unlike anyone else’s. And it’s so much better than most food that sounds similar. Probably that it’s more connected to indigenous food culture than most other American food

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     Douglas (douglasvb@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:33:29 JST Douglas

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     @skinnylatte Are you in ABQ by chance?

     If so, it is well worth the trek to go to https://indianpueblokitchen.org/our-menu/

     (and the museum and cultural center there is AMAZING)

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:33:29 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Douglas

     @douglasvb yes! It’s on the list

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:34:44 JST Adrianna Tan

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     All to say, all my NM mutuals were right. I do love the flavors here

     I won’t have time to try everything but I want to come back often

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:38:13 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Dave Polaschek (he/him)

     I’ll never forget how @davepolaschek sent me a box of peppers when I was sad about peppers not being hot enough for me

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     icastico (icastico@c.im)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:42:09 JST icastico

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     @skinnylatte

     I grew up there and I would put NM cuisine up against any other - there are regional differences within the state as well. Albuquerque food is not the same as Las Cruces, or Santa Fe, or Taos. And the Pueblo food adds à-whole-nother layer.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 11:42:09 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • icastico

     @icastico I wanna try all of it. Will need more trips